Currently it's possible for ReleaseWallet to delete the CWallet pointer while it is processing BlockConnected, etc chain notifications. To fix this, unregister from notifications earlier in UnloadWallet instead of ReleaseWallet, and use a new RegisterSharedValidationInterface function to prevent the CValidationInterface shared_ptr from being deleted until the last notification is actually finished.
Internal c++ interfaces
The following interfaces are defined here:
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Chain— used by wallet to access blockchain and mempool state. Added in #14437, #14711, #15288, and #10973. -
ChainClient— used by node to start & stopChainclients. Added in #14437. -
Node— used by GUI to start & stop bitcoin node. Added in #10244. -
Handler— returned byhandleEventmethods on interfaces above and used to manage lifetimes of event handlers. -
Init— used by multiprocess code to access interfaces above on startup. Added in #10102.
The interfaces above define boundaries between major components of bitcoin code (node, wallet, and gui), making it possible for them to run in different processes, and be tested, developed, and understood independently. These interfaces are not currently designed to be stable or to be used externally.